Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments

Getting ready for school is the perfect time to procrastinate! Whether shes an elephant at a waterhole, leader of an expedition to Mount Everest, or a star posing for paparazzi, Livi's imagination takes her on exciting adventures on her way to school. With stalling techniques as creative as this, it's a wonder she ever makes it to school at all! Sarah Maizes and Michael Paraskevas create another funny, fresh book for every parent who wants to foster creativity in their familys everyday routines.

Review

"Sometimes just making it to school is an accomplishment, as evidenced in this companion to On My Way to the Bath and On My Way to Bed. Maizes's heroine, Livi, gradually morphs from slugabed to confident school-goer in a series of imagined transformations: emerging from bed as a bleary-eyed snail, 'I move sooooooooo... sloooooowwwwwwww'; digging for underwear, she is 'a pirate digging for treasure.' Under the weight of her backpack, Livi imagines that she is climbing Mount Everest, and when she arrives at school, it's as a movie star and a queen. Livi's vibrant imagination and abundant energy leap off the pages. Ages 3  6. Author's agent: Helen Breitwieser, Cornerstone Literary. (July)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Review

"Would that every kid had an imagination like Livis so that getting ready for school was always this much fun." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Sure to be a crowd-pleaser in story times, classrooms, and laps everywhere." —School Library Journal for On My Way to the Bath

"The precocious, emphatic narration and escalating back-and-forth between Livi and her mother will enliven any read-aloud. There are plenty of books on the shelf covering kids' reluctance to get into the bathtub, but Maizes, making an assured debut, and Paraskevas suggest there's room for one more." —Publishers Weekly for On My Way to the Bath

"Readers will be thrilled with the ending." —Kirkus Reviews for On My Way to the Bath

"The queen of stalling tactics in On My Way to the Bath returns to delay another daily ritual with imagination and pizzazz. Children will enjoy the humor in the pictures as much as the text. Adults will smile at this fun exaggeration of the familiar nighttime battle. Great for one-on-one or group sharing, this book is a solid purchase." —School Library Journal for On My Way to Bed

Synopsis

Livi's back! Going to school is just a springboard for more imaginative delaying tactics . . .

About the Author

SARAH MAIZES is a parenting humorist, freelance writer and the author of On My Way to the Bath—a Childrens Book Council “Best Picture Book of 2012,” and On My Way to Bed—a New York Times “Bookshelf” pick. She is a regular contributor to TODAY.com and HuffingtonPost.com and has appeared on the TODAY Show, CNN, and more. www.SarahMaizes.com

MICHAEL PARASKEVAS is best known for creating Maggie and the Ferocious Beast for Nickelodeon. In addition to On My Way to the Bath and On My Way to Bed, his illustrated books with Sarah Maizes, he has co-authored numerous children books with his mother, Betty. He divides his time between Southampton, New York, and Los Angeles. California. www.michaelparaskevas.com